Camping is a fun and relaxing way to get the kids outside this summer. Whether you head out for a long weekend getaway or make it a week-long vacation in nature, most area campgrounds offer many recreation options, like swimming, fishing, and crafts. Pack up your tent, load up your trailer or RV, and visit one of these family campgrounds in Ohio!

No matter if you are looking for a full-service camping option with showers, electricity, and plenty of activities to keep the kids busy, or you'd prefer a more primitive spot, we’ve got a campground for you.

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Ohio State Parks Camping

Alum Creek State Park Campground

Pet friendly on all sites, this large campground has options for many types of camping including electric and full hookup, primitive equestrian camp, group camp, and several cabin rentals.

Amenities include heated showers, flush toilets, playgrounds, basketball courts, volleyball, horseshoe pits, miniature golf, nature programs, and an exclusive campers-only beach and boat ramp. 

Alum Creek State Park
2911 S. Old State Rd., Delaware, OH 43015
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Kelleys Island State Park Campground

Located on the north end of Kelleys Island, this state park offers beautiful Lake Erie views when camping in Ohio. Site options include electric, non-electric, full hookup, two Sherman cabins, and two yurts with full kitchens, a patio, and a deck with lake views. 

In addition to the surrounding beauty of the park, amenities include showers and flush toilets, a volleyball court, a playground, winter camping, and a picnic shelter. Plus, the campground is a only short distance from the public sandy beach.  Reservations for this campground are required and can be made up to 6 months in advance. 

Kelleys Island State Park
920 Division St., Kelleys Island, OH 43438
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Hocking Hills State Park Campground

Found on the southern edge of beautiful Hocking County, Hocking Hills State Park Campground is the perfect place to camp and enjoy all of the outdoor activities found in the area year-round. The campground itself includes access to the Old Man’s Cave trail and offers 156 electric, 13 non-electric, full-hookups, and tent-only group camps. 

The campground is very popular, so be sure to make your reservations in advance. Amenities include heated showers, laundry facility, flush toilets, camp store, swimming pool, playgrounds, horseshoe pit, volleyball court, and close access to many of the park’s caves, waterfalls, and nature trails. A long list of activities, programs, and cabin rentals can also be found on their website.

Hocking Hills State Park Campground
State Route 664, Logan, OH 43138
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Mohican State Park Campground

With brindle camps, group camping, primitive camping, electric, non-electric, resort lodges, and a variety of cabins, there is an option for just about everyone at Mohican State Park.

The pet-friendly campground amenities include all those you would expect from a large family camp like showers, flush toilets, volleyball and basketball courts, a camp store, playgrounds, a nature center, and gem mining. Like most of the state park grounds in Ohio, be sure to make your reservations up to 6 months in advance.

Mohican State Park Campground
3116 State Route 3, Loudonville, OH 44842
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Salt Fork State Park Campground

With all sizes of RV sites, full hookups, tent-only electric, primitive tent-only, group, and brindle camping, the Salt Fork State Campground makes a great basecamp for exploring the park. Pets are allowed on all sites and registered guests can enjoy a separate boat launch, boat docks, and a beach just for campers.

Additional amenities include handicap-accessible sites, 3 heated showers, flush toilets, a camp store, tether ball courts, gem mining, and a playground equipped with jungle gyms, and swing sets. Advance reservations are required and can be made by phone or online up to 6 months in advance.

Salt Fork State Park Campground
14755 Cadiz Rd., Lore City, OH 43755
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Maumee Bay State Park Campground

Pet friendly on select sites and located on the glistening shores of Lake Erie, Maumee Bay State Park offers a variety of camping options including electric and full hookups with a long list of activities and amenities. The large family campground provides campers with beautiful views and days of outdoor activity.

Amenities include spacious sites bordering natural meadows, heated shower houses, flush toilets, playground equipment, basketball courts, horseshoe pits, bike rental, miles of paved trails, and more. Registered campers can also borrow sporting equipment and games from the camp offices as well as enjoy camper-only ponds. Visit their website to start your reservation and see their list of upcoming activities and events.

Maumee Bay State Park Campground
Park Road 10, Oregon, OH 43616
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East Harbor State Park Campground

The family campground at East Harbor State Park is the largest in the state park system and is located only a short drive (or bike ride) from a beautiful family-friendly Lake Erie swimming beach. 

Pets are allowed on all-electric, full hook-up, and non-electric, and group campsites (7 ADA accessible), and amenities include a water station, showers, flush toilets, and seasonal camp store with firewood, bike rentals, and games/sporting equipment available to borrow. Free WiFi is included for all registered campers. Sherman cabins and a yurt are also offered. See them on their website and be sure to register in advance.

East Harbor State Park Campground
1169 N. Buck Rd., Lakeside-Marblehead, OH 43440
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John Bryan State Park Campground

Located in southern Ohio just outside of Dayton in Yellow Springs, John Bryan State Park Campground offers a nature retreat in the hills. The small wooded campground hosts 16 electric RV sites and 40 non-electric sites with fire rings and picnic tables. Pets are welcome on all sites.

Amenities include a seasonal camp store, shower house, dump station, and drinking water during the regular season. Campers will find several hiking trails close by and along the Miami River with access to Glen Helen and the gorge. Great for biking.

John Bryan State Park Campground
3790 State Route 370, Yellow Springs, OH 45387
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Ohio RV Parks and Resorts

Sun Retreats Geneva on the Lake (formerly Indian Creek RV & Camping Resort)

Now known as Sun Retreats, the RV camping-only resort offers tons of activity and fun on 110 acres of property across from Lake Erie in Geneva on the Lake. You’ll find several RV sites including full hookups, water and electric only on gravel pads, and full hookup pull-thru sites with grassy or gravel pads. 

All sites are pet-friendly and amenities include WiFi, a clubhouse, a large outdoor swimming pool, miniature golf, catch-and-release fishing, two off-leash dog parks, three playgrounds, a laundry facility, a game room, and so much more. With so many sports and onsite activities, be sure to visit their website for all the details and special offers available.

Sun Retreats Geneva on the Lake
4710 Lake Rd. E, Geneva-On-The-Lake, OH 44041
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Berlin RV Park & Campground

Located in Ohio’s beautiful Amish Country, and only two miles from downtown Berlin, the Berlin RV Park & Campground offers spacious and well-maintained lots where you can enjoy the best of camping while you watch the horse and buggies from your site. 

Amenities include free WiFi, a pet-friendly family atmosphere, hiking trails, picnic areas, a camp playground, private showers, and an herb garden for all of their full hook-up and water/electric lots. Close to the best Ohio Amish Country has to offer with discounts for seniors and military Veterans. 

Berlin RV Park & Campground
5898 State Route 39, Millersburg OH 44654
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Cross Creek Camping Resort

With the goal of providing families with a fun-filled camping experience, this resort offers 8 Big Rig sites as well as full hook up back in, pull-through, water & electric, and primitive sites. Add a small tent to your RV site free for children or for adults for an additional fee.

Included with your regular rental, campers are offered a long list of amenities including a playground, bocce ball, tennis, shuffleboard, basketball, volleyball, corn hole, scavenger hunts, wagon rides, live music, karaoke, and a long list of themed activities on the weekends.

Cross Creek Camping Resort
3190 S. Old State Rd., Delaware, OH 43015
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Lighthouse Point at Cedar Point

voted one of the 9 Most Beautiful Campgrounds in the U.S. by Travel and Leisure Magazine, Lighthouse Point is located along the shores of Lake Erie and features 156 cottages/cabin rentals along with 145 RV campsites. The luxury RV sites feature full hook-up and 50 ultimate patio sites (many fronting Lake Erie). The campground offers a swimming pool, convenience store, and planned activities, and is just steps from the entrance of Cedar Point.

Lighthouse Point at Cedar Point
1 Cedar Point Dr., Sandusky, OH 44870
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Evergreen Park RV Resort

This luxury camping RV Resort features 87 full hookup sites with most of the sites able to accommodate even the largest RVs on 17 acres in the heart of Ohio’s Amish Country. Enjoy shopping, Amish foods, family activities, and beautiful country views.

In addition to comfortable amenities, like showers, flush toilets, and a water tap, guest amenities also include an indoor swimming pool and hot tub, game room, volleyball, shuffleboard, basketball courts, fitness room, walking paths, clubhouse, and more.

Evergreen Park RV Resort
16359 Dover Rd., Dundee, OH 44624
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Clay's Resort Jellystone Park

Located in North Lawrence, Ohio, Clay’s Resort Jellystone Park boasts to be the “Best Vacation Ever” and it’s easy to see why! With so much to do in addition to hosting tent sites, RV sites, and cabins, your family will never be bored when you vacation with them. Primitive sites are pet friendly and RV sites offer a variety of hookups and pull-through options, many with fishing lakefront views. 

Amenities and activities at this large family campground include a beach house, rooftop bar, onsite restaurant with live entertainment, rec room, laundry facilities, two camp stores, golf cart rentals, and fishing and swimming lakes. You’ll also find a long list of scheduled events and fun family activities, including a jumping pillow, playground, cornhole, gem mining, gaga ball, laser tag, miniature golf, volleyball, tennis, pickleball, basketball courts, and more. 

Clay's Resort Jellystone Park
12951 Patterson St., NW, North Lawrence, OH 44666
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Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Camp-Resort: Akron-Canton

This fun family campground has it all including bears if you count Yogi and Booboo! Their pet-friendly Buddy Sites are perfect for group camping and feature concrete pads, charcoal grills, fire rings, picnic tables, pull-through sites, and a variety of hookup options. This campground is also perfect for tent camping in Ohio with standard tent sites with water hookups as well as glamping options with special amenities including log bunk beds and more. Comforts include a camp store and Ranger Station, laundry facilities, flush toilets, and private hot showers.

Activities at Akron Canton Jellystone campground include free admission to Clearwater Park Swimming Pool, miniature golf, a long list of planned activities, arts and crafts, gem mining, character visits with Yogi Bear and his friends, and more.

Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Camp-Resort: Akron-Canton
12712 Hoover Ave. NW, Uniontown, OH 44685
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American Wilderness Campground

American Wilderness Campground & Event Center offers beautiful wooded and lake campsites. Each campsite is large and spacious for RV, tent, and primitive camping enthusiasts. Pull-thru 30-amp and 50-amp sites are available for travelers with big rigs.

Amenities include clean restrooms and showers, laundry facilities, large spacious campsites, adventure playgrounds, picnic area, adventure gem mining, special family fun activities (hayrides, crafts, games/activities, holiday celebrations, and more), and a Wilderness Log Cabin Store.

American Wilderness Campground
17273 Avon Belden Rd., Grafton, OH 44044 (Click here for detour directions)
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Tappan Lake Park Campground

With 550 campsites for RVs and tent camping, Tappan Lake Park is a great place to enjoy nature and relax on Tappan Lake. From primitive tent camping in the woods to full hookups, each site includes a picnic table and a fire ring.

The camp and park amenities include laundry facilities, shower houses, playgrounds, tennis, volleyball and basketball courts, a boat ramp, a marina, and boat dock, a swimming beach, a nature center, concessions, shuffleboard, and many hiking trails.

Tappan Lake Park Campground
84000 Mallarnee Rd., Deersville, OH 44693
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Baylor Beach Park

This alcohol-free, family campground invites guests to “Discover the joys of summer at Baylor Beach Park.” With a two-acre swimming lake and tons of water activities, the all-RV campground offers a variety of fun for the whole family and is close to all of Ohio’s Amish Country attractions too.

RV sites are available to accommodate almost every size and shape RV including back-in and pull-through sites, water-only sites, as well as full hookups and club camping. Amenities at the park include free water park swimming for all campers, fishing, a gravel nature walking/biking path, playgrounds, WiFi, a concession stand,  and more. Aquabike, paddleboats, Funyak, miniature golf, and gem mining are also available for an additional fee. 

Baylor Beach Park
8777 Manchester Ave. SW, Navarre, OH 44662
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Atwood Lake Park Campground

Looking for a campsite with a view? Atwood Lake Park offers a huge campground on the beautiful shores of Atwood Lake in Mineral City. You will find a variety of tent and RV campsites with waterfront, panoramic lake views, and beautiful wooded sites. Choose from primitive to electric only to full hookups, full-width concrete pads (some with patios), cable TV, and more.

Activities and amenities include playgrounds, picnic shelters, 2 boat launches, volleyball, basketball, pickleball, an activity and nature center, laundry facilities, hiking trails, a camp store, a swimming beach with a concession stand, planned activities, special events, and more in the surrounding Atwood Lake Park. Cabin rentals are also available.

Atwood Lake Park Campground
9500 Lakeview Rd. NE, Mineral City, OH 44656
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Mohican Adventures Campground

Popular for being one of the oldest canoe liveries in the Mohican area, the full-service campground at Mohican Adventures offers almost every kind of camping a family would want. 40 acres of primitive camping, RV sites with full hookups, buddy sites, log cabin rentals, lakefront and riverfront views and more all surrounded by the beautiful Mohican Forest just outside of downtown Loudenville.

Guests amenities include 8 shower houses and restrooms with flush toilets, access to the pool and hot tub, picnic pavilions, a huge catch-and-release fishing lake, a beach swimming area, hiking and biking trails, volleyball and basketball courts, 3 playgrounds, cornhole, horseshoe rings, and paddleboat rentals. And if you’re still looking for adventure, the campground is located across the street from the Mohican Adventures park with river trips, miniature golf, go-carts, aerial park, and more.

Mohican Adventures Campground
3045-58 State Route 3 S, Loudonville, OH 44842
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Streetsboro/Cleveland SE KOA

The Cleveland KOA Holiday Campgrounds is located in Streetsboro just east of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park between the Greater Cleveland and Akron areas. With such a perfect location, guests can relax and enjoy the many camp activities as well as adventure out to the national park and cities too.

Sites include tent camping on a sand pad, RV sites with 50/30 amps, gravel pads, and some full hookup sites with a concrete patio and stone fire pit. On-site amenities include WiFi, a laundry facility, fishing lakes, a basketball court, a gem mine, a jump pad, a game room, tetherball, horseshoes, a game room, and planned activities. 

Streetsboro/Cleveland SE KOA
187 State Route 303, Streetsboro, OH 44241
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